Relationship of SmartPhone Use Addiction With Musculoskeletal System and Cognitive Flexibility

Completed

• Conditions: Smartphone; Cognitive Flexiblity; Musculoskeletal

• Registration Number: NCT03772782
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems.

Detailed Description

Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Developments in communication technologies have also improved the capacities and limits of smartphones. This has led to the increased availability of smartphones in daily life. Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Smartphone addiction has been an important topic of research and discussion as a type of addiction that develops depending on the frequency of smartphone use. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems. As a result of a study conducted in the literature, continuous use of smartphones has been found to cause sleep disturbances, stress, anxiety, decrease in physical activities and many diseases. In this study, the relationship between the concept of smartphone addiction and musculoskeletal problems and cognitive flexibility in young people will be investigated.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-12-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-12-09
• Study First Posted: 2018-12-11
• Study Start: 2019-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-12
• Study Completion: 2019-06-12
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 2019-11-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 325

Inclusion Criteria

• University students
• Without any known physical and/or psychological disorders
• Using a smartphone
• Volunteer

Exclusion Criteria

Have any physical and/or psychological disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smartphone addiction scale score	at the end of the third month	The Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) is a33-item, six-point Likert-type self-rating scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Özgü İnal; 🇹🇷 Edirne, Turkey